https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 11 Apr 2026 17:47:30 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-pick-where-to-live#post-798293 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:35:08 +0000 LuLu Mom 798293@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We live in the "city" because we both orginialy worked here. Now DH commutes to a smaller town that we will eventually move too as we want our kids to go to school there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-pick-where-to-live#post-798243 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:21:45 +0000 regberadaisy 798243@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have to be near family so there was only two choices. Ultimately the city we choice reflected the kind of childhood we wanted to give our children. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-pick-where-to-live#post-797697 Tue, 21 May 2013 11:02:20 +0000 MapleMoose 797697@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We both really like our hometown, plus both sets of grandparents still live there so that's pretty convenient =) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-pick-where-to-live#post-797676 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:56:54 +0000 Foodnerd81 797676@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH and I both went to college here (his 'safety school', my top choice largely because I liked the city it was in). He stayed here after school and worked his way up to a good job, I moved closer to my family but eventually moved back here to be with him. I really like the city and find it more livable than where my parents live, but I do wish we were closer. Ultimately I had to decide to put our family unit's happiness above proximity to the rest of my family. </p> <p>We are still in the city but will eventually have to figure out which burb we want to move to. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-pick-where-to-live#post-797613 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:42:56 +0000 Vegmama 797613@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We googled, "Best places to live in the US", and picked Portland, Oregon. We loved the proximity to desert, mountains, the ocean, hiking, etc. We really miss our family, but I think we would have regretted staying in the midwest our entire lives. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-pick-where-to-live#post-797562 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:33:05 +0000 nana87 797562@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we moved here for my grad school, and we'll move again when I'm finished to follow the job market. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-pick-where-to-live#post-797557 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:32:21 +0000 Ash 797557@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When I graduated school, DH (then boyfriend) and I built a house on his farm. So I followed because I could find a job wherever we are. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-pick-where-to-live#post-797535 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:28:09 +0000 Beehive 797535@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Personal preference, really. I moved here for law school (but chose the law school based on its location, as it was where I wanted to practice law). We don't live near any family, but we love our city and don't want to leave at the moment. Luckily DH and I were able to find jobs here. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-pick-where-to-live#post-797514 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:24:49 +0000 Mrs. Pen 797514@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>job - we live in the same town as DH's job and about half an hour from my job.</p> <p>We hope to move into the city eventually because we like conveniences of city life. But finding a house in a safe part of town in a good district at what we can afford is next to impossible. The really sought-after parts of the city have little to choose from because if people get a house there they hold onto them! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-pick-where-to-live#post-797502 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:22:11 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 797502@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Commute for me. A rated schools. Mature looking neighborhood. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-pick-where-to-live#post-797486 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:19:09 +0000 cascademom 797486@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I moved to Chicago for graduate school and stayed. I met DH at the end of school. He moved here with an ex-girlfriend a couple of years before I did. We chose to stay here because we like the city and have a friend base as well. My parents live a couple of hours away which was the main appeal for me when I first moved here. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-pick-where-to-live#post-797479 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:16:57 +0000 illumina 797479@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It has been mostly DH's job that has picked our location so far. Though we wouldn't consider living somewhere that wasn't a really nice place to live regardless of the opportunity. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-pick-where-to-live#post-797230 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:05:43 +0000 plantains 797230@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I moved to NY for work, met DH here and we have stayed. My family live in a different country so it would be rough for one of us either way. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-pick-where-to-live#post-797225 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:03:32 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 797225@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We needed to live near an academic pediatric medical center and we wanted to live in close proximity to the mountains. We didn't want to drive hours to go ski/snowboard. We love where we live so much, even if it is a little hard to be away from family! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-pick-where-to-live#post-797150 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:27:57 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 797150@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@artbee: we both went to undergrad here, and found jobs here after undergrad so we just never left! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-pick-where-to-live#post-797136 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:12:28 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 797136@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We moved to our little town which is 3 hours away from our hometown because DH got an amazing job.<br /> The town is very small so no matter where we move in town, it would just be because we wanted a new house.. Not really to be closer to anything because the whole town is close to everything in it. Lol. </p> <p>The only thing if want to be closer to is the water. We are about 1km from it now but Id love to live right on the water one day! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-pick-where-to-live#post-797126 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:06:40 +0000 Bookish 797126@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I moved to my current city for college, and stayed because DH has a good job here. I would looooove to move for my own career, but that's not an option at the moment! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-pick-where-to-live#post-797121 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:05:42 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 797121@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We moved to Texas because my Dh got a job here. I really love where we live now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-pick-where-to-live#post-797090 Tue, 21 May 2013 07:53:46 +0000 mediagirl 797090@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For us it was job and housing costs. We loved Maryland but couldn't afford a house up there so, I found a job in NC and we moved down here. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-pick-where-to-live#post-797086 Tue, 21 May 2013 07:50:09 +0000 MamaBehr 797086@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We moved many states away from family, because of DH's job. My family lives in a dying town with no jobs, so the quality of life we have here would not be possible there. It is really hard being away from family though..... facetime makes it a little easier. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-pick-where-to-live#post-797085 Tue, 21 May 2013 07:49:44 +0000 Honeybee 797085@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just moved about six months ago. There were a lot of factors that went into our move, but the primary reasons we moved included proximity to our families, a wealth of career opportunities for both of us, and a safe, family-focused community. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-pick-where-to-live#post-797080 Tue, 21 May 2013 07:47:16 +0000 JerricaBenton 797080@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We wanted good schools, nice and safe town and neighborhood, and proximity to my family. It also happened to be the town I grew up in! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-pick-where-to-live#post-797075 Tue, 21 May 2013 07:45:42 +0000 heffalump 797075@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Job, family, etc?</p> <p>I have always wanted to move away from my hometown. But after grad school I moved back in with my parents to save some money. That's when I met DH, and because his family lives so close he didn't want to move away. I didn't care enough to fight it. Thank goodness we still live here..... it makes life with kids so much easier if their grandparents are near :) </p>